Improvement in flour-bolts



W. H. WOOLARD.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFrrc.

WILLIAM H. WOOLABD, OF WINDSOR, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLOUR-BOLTS. V

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 182,142, datedSeptember 12,1876; application filed July 11, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WooL- ARD, of Windsor, in the county ofShelby and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved DustlessReel Head for Flour- Bolts, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section on line 3 y in 'Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is atransverse section on line a: w in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention consists in providing a stationary auxiliary head, carryinga packing of sheeps pelthaving the woolon, which is forced against therotating head of the bolt-reel by means of springs, and retained inplace by leather straps, the'object being to prevent the accumulation ofdust on the bolt-head, and to prevent the escape of specks andflour-dust from the bolt, and also to do away with the device used inflour-bolt chests commonly known as speck-boxes.

A is an ordinary flour-bolt reel, having the head B, which is open inthe center to receive the flour-spout O. E is the auxiliary head,

which is fitted over the spout O, and carries claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. In combination with a flour-bolt, anauxiliary head, provided with a packing of wool or other similarmaterial,and retained in place by suitable springs, substantially asshown and described.

' 2. The combination of the reel A, head D, packing 6b, springs 12,straps 0, and standards d, as shown and described.

WILLIAM H. WOOLARD.

Witnesses:

H. F. SMYsER, BENJAMIN FLOWERS.

